# hiragana
## English
### Alternative forms

* hirakana, firagana (archaic)

### Etymology

From Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/, /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡɑː.nə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

### Noun

hiragana (countable and uncountable, plural hiraganas or hiragana)
* (uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.
* A letter of this syllabary.

#### Related terms

* hentaigana
* katakana
* man'yōgana

#### Translations
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦɪraɡana]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

### Noun

hiragana f
* hiragana

#### Declension
### See also

* japonština
* kandži n
* katakana

### Further reading

* “hiragana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “hiragana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhirɑɡɑnɑ/, [ˈhirɑ̝ˌɡɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

### Noun

hiragana
* hiragana (syllabary)
* hiragana (letter of the syllabary)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hiragana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hiraganani
hiraganani
accusative
nom.
hiraganani
hiraganani
gen.
hiraganani
genitive
hiraganani
hiraganojeni hiraganaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hiraganaani
hiraganojani
inessive
hiraganassani
hiraganoissani
elative
hiraganastani
hiraganoistani
illative
hiraganaani
hiraganoihini
adessive
hiraganallani
hiraganoillani
ablative
hiraganaltani
hiraganoiltani
allative
hiraganalleni
hiraganoilleni
essive
hiragananani
hiraganoinani
translative
hiraganakseni
hiraganoikseni
abessive
hiraganattani
hiraganoittani
instructive
comitative
—hiraganoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hiraganasi
hiraganasi
accusative
nom.
hiraganasi
hiraganasi
gen.
hiraganasi
genitive
hiraganasi
hiraganojesi hiraganaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hiraganaasi
hiraganojasi
inessive
hiraganassasi
hiraganoissasi
elative
hiraganastasi
hiraganoistasi
illative
hiraganaasi
hiraganoihisi
adessive
hiraganallasi
hiraganoillasi
ablative
hiraganaltasi
hiraganoiltasi
allative
hiraganallesi
hiraganoillesi
essive
hiragananasi
hiraganoinasi
translative
hiraganaksesi
hiraganoiksesi
abessive
hiraganattasi
hiraganoittasi
instructive
comitative
—hiraganoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hiraganamme
hiraganamme
accusative
nom.
hiraganamme
hiraganamme
gen.
hiraganamme
genitive
hiraganamme
hiraganojemme hiraganaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hiraganaamme
hiraganojamme
inessive
hiraganassamme
hiraganoissamme
elative
hiraganastamme
hiraganoistamme
illative
hiraganaamme
hiraganoihimme
adessive
hiraganallamme
hiraganoillamme
ablative
hiraganaltamme
hiraganoiltamme
allative
hiraganallemme
hiraganoillemme
essive
hiragananamme
hiraganoinamme
translative
hiraganaksemme
hiraganoiksemme
abessive
hiraganattamme
hiraganoittamme
instructive
comitative
—hiraganoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hiragananne
hiragananne
accusative
nom.
hiragananne
hiragananne
gen.
hiragananne
genitive
hiragananne
hiraganojenne hiraganainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hiraganaanne
hiraganojanne
inessive
hiraganassanne
hiraganoissanne
elative
hiraganastanne
hiraganoistanne
illative
hiraganaanne
hiraganoihinne
adessive
hiraganallanne
hiraganoillanne
ablative
hiraganaltanne
hiraganoiltanne
allative
hiraganallenne
hiraganoillenne
essive
hiraganananne
hiraganoinanne
translative
hiraganaksenne
hiraganoiksenne
abessive
hiraganattanne
hiraganoittanne
instructive
comitative
—hiraganoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hiraganansa
hiraganansa
accusative
nom.
hiraganansa
hiraganansa
gen.
hiraganansa
genitive
hiraganansa
hiraganojensa hiraganainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hiraganaansa
hiraganojaan hiraganojansa
inessive
hiraganassaan hiraganassansa
hiraganoissaan hiraganoissansa
elative
hiraganastaan hiraganastansa
hiraganoistaan hiraganoistansa
illative
hiraganaansa
hiraganoihinsa
adessive
hiraganallaan hiraganallansa
hiraganoillaan hiraganoillansa
ablative
hiraganaltaan hiraganaltansa
hiraganoiltaan hiraganoiltansa
allative
hiraganalleen hiraganallensa
hiraganoilleen hiraganoillensa
essive
hiragananaan hiragananansa
hiraganoinaan hiraganoinansa
translative
hiraganakseen hiraganaksensa
hiraganoikseen hiraganoiksensa
abessive
hiraganattaan hiraganattansa
hiraganoittaan hiraganoittansa
instructive
comitative
—hiraganoineen hiraganoinensa :

### Anagrams

* hangaari

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i.ʁa.ɡa.na/, /hi.ʁa.ɡa.na/
* Audio (Switzerland):(file)

### Noun

hiragana m (plural hiraganas)
* hiragana

## Japanese
### Romanization

hiragana
* Rōmaji transcription of ひらがな

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English hiragana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xi.raˈɡa.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

### Noun

hiragana f
* hiragana (main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings)
    Coordinate terms: kanji, katakana

#### Declension
### Further reading

* hiragana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /i.ɾaˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /i.ɾaˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /i.ɾaˈɡɐ.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /i.ɾɐˈɡɐ.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣɐ.nɐ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /i.ɾɐˈɡɐ.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣɐ.nɐ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /i.ɾɐˈɡa.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣa.nɐ]
* Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

### Noun

hiragana m (uncountable)
* hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xiraɡǎna/
* Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

### Noun

hiragàna f (Cyrillic spelling хирага̀на)
* hiragana